Ikum Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
Ikum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 935 | 1:189,457 | 11,495 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ikum (429) may also be a first name.
Ikum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ikum (Marathi: ईकुम) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ikum is the 295,816th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Ikum reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 414,511th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 429 people.
The surname Ikum is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 935 people, or 1 in 189,457. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Cross River, where 88 percent live, Benue, where 3 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yikum | 89 | 349 | / |
| Eikum | 89 | 229 | / |
| Ikume | 89 | 144 | / |
| Aikum | 89 | 113 | / |
| Ikoum | 89 | 83 | / |
| Jikum | 89 | 12 | / |
| Hikum | 89 | 10 | / |
| Gikum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ikuum | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eidkum | 80 | 29 | / |
| Jikume | 80 | 15 | / |
| Hickum | 80 | 14 | / |
| Haikum | 80 | 14 | / |
| Jikoum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aikume | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jitkum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ikkoum | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aitkum | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikhume | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hikoum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikuyme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jikkum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikoume | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ikeume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iskume | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ekum | 75 | 1,811 | / |
| Ukum | 75 | 1,660 | / |
| Ikom | 75 | 534 | / |
| Icum | 75 | 20 | / |
| Ykum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ischkum | 73 | 37 | / |
| Haikoum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ikhumhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oikhume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiekaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikumowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eickhum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hukum | 67 | 2,513 | / |
| Yokum | 67 | 1,168 | / |
| Ekume | 67 | 829 | / |
| Ekoum | 67 | 535 | / |
| Ugkum | 67 | 351 | / |
| Ukkum | 67 | 88 | / |
| Gicum | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ickom | 67 | 54 | / |
| Eikom | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jikom | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uykum | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hicum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hekum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikhom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukoum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ukuum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uckum | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aykum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hikom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ukhum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekkum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uukum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Icume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yicum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eskum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekumh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eekum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ykoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jittkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
Ikum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ikum in the Marathi language | ||
| ईकुम | ikuma | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikum
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